https://www.googleapis.com/auth/chat.bot: When using this authorization scope, this method returns details about a message the Chat app has access to, like direct messages andslash commandsthat invoke the Chat app.
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/chat.app.messages.readonlywithadministrator approval(available inDeveloper Preview). When using this authentication scope, this method returns details about a public message in a space.
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